BOSTON – The Coast Guard, partner agencies, and a good Samaritan teamed up to respond to three separate Southeastern New England maritime emergencies since Thursday evening. "Since last night, the command center’s four person watch team utilized our technology and partnerships with local agencies to expertly execute three separate search and rescue cases, saving five […]
BOSTON —With local temperatures edging toward single digits, and reports of initial ice forming throughout New England the Coast Guard’s winter icebreaking season has kicked off in the Northeast. The season officially started Dec. 15 and runs through March. During the Coast Guard’s 2015-2016 winter ice breaking season, known as Operation Reliable Energy for Northeast […]
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard is scheduled to establish a temporary security zone Tuesday in designated waters in the National Capitol Region for the State of the Union address. The security zone will be in effect from 9 a.m. Tuesday until 2 a.m. Wednesday, which will limit or prohibit navigation by commercial and recreational boaters. The security […]
Recreational and commercial blue crab traps in all waters of the St. Johns River system must be removed from the water before Jan. 16, the first day of a 10-day trap closure. This closure will give groups authorized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) the opportunity to identify and retrieve lost and […]
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is soliciting public input through a series of public hearings on proposed measures that could affect federally permitted charter ("6-pack") vessels along the Atlantic coast. For-hire vessels (charter and headboats) operating more than three miles offshore in federal waters must have specific federal permits to legally target dolphin and […]
2016 Commercial Fishery Management Plan JANUARY – APRIL Summer flounder: Initially 750 pounds per week, adjusting limits periodically to maintain a steady weekly landings rate, landing not more than 33% of the annual quota. Summer flounder license endorsement required to land fluke. Scup (porgy): Follow federal winter 1 rules: initially 50,000 pound possession limit, dropping to 1,000 […]
BOSTON — The Coast Guard terminated the voyages of two commercial fishing boats Thursday after multiple safety violations were found on each. The Coast Guard Cutter Spencer crew terminated the voyage of Amber Nicole, an 83-foot dredger homeported in New Bedford, after Spencer’s crew discovered the boat had three serious safety deficiencies. The violations included having no life raft, improperly marked […]
BOSTON — The Coast Guard Auxiliary is taking part in a mission Thursday to rescue endangered Kemp’s Ridley Turtles cold-stunned from the shores of Cape Cod. Kemp’s Ridley turtles come up to northeast waters in summer and become trapped in the elbow of the Cape’s arm as water cools in the fall. These cold-blooded reptiles experience a hypothermic reaction […]
The Congressional Omnibus Appropriations bill passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Obama on December 18, 2015, includes a provision to extend Alabama’s state waters from 3 miles to 9 miles. The bill includes additional provisions that attempt to address the ongoing Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery mismanagement that has […]
Several species of grouper will close to recreational and commercial harvest starting Jan. 1 in Florida state waters of the Atlantic, including Monroe County. This seasonal closure includes gag, black, red, yellowmouth, yellowfin and tiger grouper; scamp; red hind; rock hind; coney; and graysby. State waters in the Atlantic are from shore out to 3 […]
